On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:03:18 GMT, "irvin" wrote: Very good, pertinent questions. I agree: the personal stuff should be put aside, so we can concentrate on the real issues. Hopefully, we will see some answers to your questions. Hopefully, the answers will come from the people directly involved with the move to

What is up with Sam Sloan? I visited his website, and just since 1990 he seems to have 2 or 3 kids by different wives? He had a Pakistani, now it seems an Oriental, not sure what became of these women. How many more wives & kids did Sloan have? Where are all these women and his kids???

At 06:26 PM 12/17/2004 EST, wrote: Did the USCF pay $60,000 to an architect? Who and why? Surely not to Elizabeth Shaughnessy, an architect who now sits on the USCF Executive Board? I was wondering about this too. I will certainly be very upset if we have paid $60,000 to an architect in Crossville. Sam Sloan

I have just posted a photo I took of Elizabeth Shaughnessy at the 2000 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. http://www.samsloan.com/shaughnessy.htm Sam Sloan

This guy describes himself as a "poor person", takes the bus to the Court hearing, and then is sleeping under a bridge? But it must be a pretty good bridge, with so much Internet access!!! SPAM SAM - What a great name!!!!

Turns out the August 2003 crisis was not a crisis Everyone has heard the story: Beatriz Marinello was elected USCF President on August 11, 2003 in Los Angeles. Immediately after she took office, she found out that the USCF had no money in the bank, zero. The USCF did not even have the money to pay the guaranteed prizes at the just concluded US Open in Los Angeles. Therefore, on August 20, 2003,...

In a message dated 12/17/04 12:36:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: That's not how I remember it Eric. It wasn't a "by-the-way" issue at all. It was the climax of a strategic vision presentation which took two tedious and thoughtful hours to present after taking hundreds of hours to prepare. The fact that it ended at 4:30 was a factor of when they let me...

On 13 Dec 2004 00:22:37 -0000, Beatriz wrote: I normally could never talk like this but I must sincerely say **** YOU SAM. Don't run away from your Beach 32nd Street hole this week, will you? Some papers for you need personal service. I will be here, unlike you, who has been evading service of process for the past three weeks.

I just saw the announcement on Channel 5. The lead story on the 10 o'clock news tonight will be that the Morrow High School in Brooklyn won the natinal high school championship where 1200 kids competed and they were greeted by the President. If you live in New York City, be sure to turn on the Channel 5 News tonight at 10 PM. It could be an important story for us teachers of chess. Sam Sloan

All I see here is a rantings of a lunatic. If this is what Chess people are about...I am taking up checkers!!! Seriously, rantings such as this just be redicule to anyone who professes a passion for Chess. Let someone else express an opinion. I have always found that the person who talks the loudest, and the longest, is afraid of dissent.

Hi, I'm an amatuer chess player, and I visit this newsgroup occasionally, to see what's going on. Normally, there are several interesting topics being discussed. However, for the past couple of months, it seems like the only person posting is Sam Sloan (whoever he is). While I understand that what is going on with the USCF is somewhat relevant and is important to many people here, I am...

Beatriz Marinello and the Reign of Terror In August, 2003, when Beatriz Marinello became USCF president, the first thing she did was fire 17 staff members. In the next few weeks, she plans to fire 21 more, leaving only four regular staff members left. Can this Reign of Terror be brought to an end?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4100409.stm Here are some advantages to Iceland, should Bobby Fischer be allowed a prolonged or permanent stay the http://www.samsloan.com/wild-ice.htm My Wild Icelandic Girls

There was a typo in the header to this thread, so I am just trying to correct it now.

Rules question from National Chess Congress In the National Chess Congress today the following situation arose. Two players in the Under-1200 section have scores of 4-0 with two rounds remaining. First prize is 1200. Black makes move 15, capturing a pawn. White, upon seeing the move, leaves the board and does not return for 35 minutes. When he gets back, White instantly plays the killer move...

Larry Parr has posted that after the USCF moves to Crossville as a result of which almost the entire staff in New Windsor will be terminated, we will be hiring new staff in Crossville and the new people there will not even know the difference between a TD and a TN. How many here know the difference? Hint: It has nothing to do with the speed of light. Sam Sloan

The main issue is to keep Beatriz from having her hands on the money. If Beatriz and Judy are co-Acting Executive Directors of the USCF, does Beatriz get to fire Judy or can Judy fire Beatriz? Who gets to sign the checks? For sure, this situation will not last long. It will be the Beatriz and Judy Show. Sam Sloan

Russians, Europeans, Jews, Hispanics in a backwoods deep-country Hillbilly Town called Crossville? You folks must all have a DEATHWISH.

Contact me at the Offices of the USCF: United Sleazy C*nt F*ckers

Larry Parr, who previously worked for the USCF, states that if anyone should manage this move to Tennessee it ought to be Judy Misner. Larry Parr has brought up an excellent point. The person now in charge of running the office on a day-to-day basis while Bill Goichberg is off running a chess tournament is Judy Misner. Judy Misner knows better than anyone else all of the office jobs such as the...